[Rev. 2018]
Kenya Information and Communications
No. 2 of 1998
(5) The Authority shall revoke a licence granted subject to the conditions under
subsection (3) if the licensee fails to meet the requirement under paragraph (3)(c).
[Act No. 18 of 2018, Sch.]
26. Deleted by Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 9.
27. General regulations for telecommunication services
(1) The Minister in consultation with the Commission may make regulations
generally with respect to telecommunication services.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Minister in
consultation with the Commission may make regulations with respect to—
(a) the running of telecommunication systems;
(b) the privacy of telecommunication;
(c) the provision of telecommunication services pursuant to the
provisions of section 23 and in particular, the manner in which such
services shall be offered and performed, the issue of licences and
the payment of fees in respect thereof, and such other matters as it
deems fit;
(d) the period during which and conditions subject to which messages
and papers relating to telecommunication services belonging to, or in
the custody of telecommunication operators shall be preserved;
(e) the issue, variation and withdrawal of approvals in respect
of contractors for relevant operations in connection with any
telecommunication system and the maintenance of registers of such
contractors;
(f) fees and other charges for any matter permitted or matters required
to be done under this Act in relation to telecommunication services;
(g) the form of any licence, notice, approval, certificate, authority or other
written document required or permitted to be issued by or submitted
to the Commission in relation to telecommunication services;
(gg) the registration of telecommunications subscribers;
(h) the registration of subscribers to telecommunications services.
(3) Regulations under this section may make different provisions with respect
to different classes or descriptions of telecommunication systems, apparatus or
services.
(4) Any person who contravenes any regulation made under this section
commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding three
hundred thousand shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three
years, or to both.
[ Act No. 4 of 2012, s. 52, Act No. 12 of 2012, Sch.]
Registration of SIM-Cards
27A. Duties of telecommunications operators
(1) Before a telecommunications operator sells a SIM-card or otherwise
provides telecommunication services to a person, it shall obtain—
(a) from natural persons, the person's full name, identity card number,
date of birth, gender, physical and postal address;
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